Late Spring Series 20163rd - 24th Apriles16RankClassSailNoHelmNameCrewNamePYR1R2R3R4R5R7R8TotalNett1stLaser191089Ian Haynes109512241321582ndMegabyte254Bob Pope1060213329.0 DNC2343113rdArgo10861Chris PemberyMike Pembery1050446824432184thStreaker1817Ian Bradley113729.0 DNC29.0 DNC1129.0 DNC1191335thLaser Radial197691Ben Charnley11363329.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC151936thComet858John Windibank120029.0 DNC29.0 DNC4529.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC154967thPico9895Joseph Pembery133029.0 DNC29.0 DNC5629.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC156988thOK1987Paul Bloom110329.0 DNC29.0 DNC8.0 DNF729.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC1601029thOK2161David Cooper110329.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC229.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC17611810thByte894Sharon Emery119029.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC3.0 OCS29.0 DNC29.0 DNC17711911th470669Steven YoungSharon Emery98029.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC29.0 DNC5179121Late Spring series, Race 724th Aprills167RankClassSailNoHelmNameCrewNamePYElapsedCorrectedPoints1Streaker1817Ian Bradley113737.350.33.0312Megabyte254Bob Pope106038.140.36.0423Laser191089Ian Haynes109540.050.36.3634Argo10861Chris PemberyMike Pembery105041.030.39.064Late Spring series, Race 824th Aprills168RankClassSailNoHelmNameCrewNamePYElapsedCorrectedPoints1Streaker1817Ian Bradley113728.50.25.2212Laser191089Ian Haynes109530.150.27.3823Megabyte254Bob Pope106029.330.27.5334Argo10861Chris PemberyMike Pembery105031.120.29.4345470669Steven YoungSharon Emery98033.30.34.115Late Spring series, Race 517th Aprills165RankClassSailNoHelmNameCrewNamePYElapsedCorrectedPoints1Laser191089Ian Haynes109540.180.36.4812Argo10861Chris PemberyMike Pembery105050.10.47.4723Byte894Sharon Emery1190OCS3Only a 3 boat turn-out for Race 5: Sharon rolled in before the
start and decided to call it a day so without a quorum of 3 for race 6,
the race got binned.
Apparently, the Environment agency were doing weird and wonderful stuff
with the sluices which were 'going up and down like the nether apparel of
a lady of negotiable affection' (according to Mr Sprunt) (at least, that's
roughly what the Sailing Sec says he said).
Late Spring series, Race 310th Aprills163RankClassSailNoHelmNameCrewNamePYElapsedCorrectedPoints1Streaker1817Ian Bradley113718:1700:16:0512Laser191089Ian Haynes109540.050.36.3623Megabyte254Bob Pope1060410.38.4134Comet858John Windibank120048.150.40.1345Pico9895Joseph Pembery133039.10.44.1056Argo10861Dan PembertonMike Pembery105035.370.50.5367OK1987Paul Bloom1103DNF8inline_lt50%../gallery/ls163/ls16311.jpgPaul Bloom, OK 1987Paul Bloom, OK 1987I can't say much about race 3 as I was still busily dropping nuts
and mis-assembling shackles. The incident I did notice was the elegant
somersault as Paul Bloom backflipped out of his newly purchased OK. Paul
scored max points for artistic merit, DNF'd the race and learnt that the
toestraps of fifty quid boats aren't all that reliable. Apart from that,
the weather was light southerly with bright sunshine, and for the first time
in the 'Late Spring' series it actually felt like spring!
Late Spring series, Race 410th Aprills164RankClassSailNoHelmNameCrewNamePYElapsedCorrectedPoints1Streaker1817Ian Bradley113733.080.29.0812OK2161David Cooper110333.30.30.2223Megabyte254Bob Pope106032.540.31.0234Laser191089Ian Haynes109534.230.31.2445Comet858John Windibank120038.40.32.1356Pico9895Joseph Pembery1330340.38.2167OK1987Paul Bloom110343.470.39.4278Argo10861Dan PembertonMike Pembery105032.030.45.478inline_rt50%../gallery/ls163/ls16324.jpgPre-start, race 4Pre-start, race 4Race 4 was pretty shifty, both in direction and windspeed: as the breeze
was (on average) pretty much straight along the channel some skill and a
stack of good luck were required! Superior skill took Ian Bradley (Streaker) into a
decent lead, but the pursuit overhauled him when the luck ran out and
he sailed into a light patch. In the event, he crossed the line a few yards ahead
and won by miles on handicap. Right behind were Bob Pope (Megabyte), Dave Cooper,
(OK) and Ian Haynes (laser), who'd been swapping positions continually.
These three just saved their time from the usually-triumphant John Windibank (Comet),
who'd looked good during the first lap, but dropped back a bit subsequently.
Joseph Pembury (Pico) saw off Paul Bloom (OK), who was taking a break from swimming, and
in turn beat Dan Pemberton and Mike Pembrey (Topper Argo), who'd probably have liked
a bit more breeze.
Late Spring series Race 13rd Aprills161RankClassSailNoHelmNameCrewNamePYElapsedCorrectedPoints1Laser191089Ian Haynes109541.040.37.3012Megabyte254Bob Pope106040.120.37.5523Laser Radial197691Ben Charnley113646.150.40.4334Argo10861Joseph PemberyMike Pembery105043.160.41.124inline_rt60%../gallery/ls161/ls1614.jpgThe Late Spring series got underway with a small but select bunch
of competitors. In the first race Ian Haynes demonstrated his trademark 'kamikaze'
technique of zooming along the line on port tack seconds before the start,
but his (presumed) target, Bob Pope, (who WAS on starboard) side-stepped him neatly, got
easily the best start, and went on to take line honours. The upwind legs generally were
rather tricky as they were either a fetch or a very starboard biased beat depending on
the windshift at any particular moment. Ben Charnley ran foul of this on
the first leg when he tacked to clear his wind and then got a
massive header. You had to be sympathetic - he'd done the right thing and
totally run out of luck! Aboard the Pembury's Topper Argo, Joseph was drafted in as a late
substitute for Dan Pemberton, who was even more absent than usual. Mike ran
the kite up and down and trapezed briefly and they looked to have a pretty
efficient race, but their handicap makes success elusive. In this instance it was
Ian Haynes who got the handicap win from Bob Pope.
Late Spring series Race 23rd Aprills162RankClassSailNoHelmNameCrewNamePYElapsedCorrectedPoints1Megabyte254Bob Pope106034.380.32.4012Laser191089Ian Haynes109536.180.33.0923Laser Radial197691Ben Charnley113638.050.33.3134Argo10861Joseph PemberyMike Pembery105038.550.37.044inline_lt50%../gallery/ls161/ls16110.jpgIn race 2, Ben Charnley got an excellent start (his turn to sidestep
Ian 'Port Start' Haynes), but Bob Pope powered through to leeward of him
and went on for a handicap win. The breeze actually eased off a bit during the race
which Joseph Pembury described as quite a bit more difficult. Apparently
the direction was making it tricky to fly an assymetric kite successfully.